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The Legal 500 ranked ACCRALAW as a Top Tier Firm in major practice areas in the Philippines for 2019: Capital markets, Corporate and M&A, Dispute resolution, Immigration, Intellectual property, Labor and employment, Real estate and construction, Shipping, and Tax. ACCRALAW’s branch offices in Cebu and Davao were also recognized as Top Tier.
The award-giving body also recommended the Firm in...Read more

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines – Quezon City Chapter conducted a series of lectures for their members who are required to render legal aid services under Bar Matter No. 2012. Chrysilla Carissa P. Bautista, one of the Firm’s Partners and also a Professorial Lecturer of the University of the Philippines College of Law, was the resource speaker. In addition to the lectures, she gave practical...Read more

On December 20, 2018, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11165, otherwise known as the “Telecommuting Act,” which declares that it is a policy of the state “to affirm labor as a primary social economic force. To this end, it shall protect the rights of workers and promote their welfare, especially in the light of technological development that has opened up new and...Read more

Last 15 January 2019, the Firm's Chrysilla Carissa P. Bautista gave a talk to students of De La Salle Santiago Zobel School at the Sylvia P. Lina Theatre, DLSZ Alabang Campus entitled "The Use of Social Media: A Legal Perspective". It was part of the school's iThink: Digital Citizenship Chats aimed at promoting the responsible use of internet and technology. It was an informative session on...Read more